Jupiter Jet #1 is a comic written by Jason Inman & Ashley Victoria Robinson with art by Ben Matsuya. A young girl with a jetpack has a dilemma as being a good person also puts her behind on rent. This is a story taking place during the first half of the 20th Century starring a pair of siblings. Our leading lady is a 16-year-old girl named Jaqueline Johnson who has a strong sense of adventure and a big heart. She has a younger brother named Chuck who is an accomplished tinkerer and may be a genius. The plot starts off with excitement as the “Soaring Sweetheart” accosts a villain and this leads into us getting a glimpse of Jacky’s day-to-day life. It isn’t all great as a few sinister people come into the picture with the unspoken promise of making Jacky and Chuck’s life harder. The action here leans more to the side of wacky hijinks than straight up violence but it isn’t all that. This comic has its intense moments but it never gets too heavy. The dialogue has that early black-and-white TV style with words like “ruffian” and SFW expletives containing the letter ‘z’. There are a few wordy pages but the writing here handles conversations well and it all flows like a flooded river. Overall this is a nice fun comic with a good amount of conflict and lurking mystery that’ll have you looking forward to the follow up.

            This comic is drawn realistically for the most part but it has a dash of cartoonishness that is visually inviting. This is a well-colored comic with a great focus on the way lights and shadows are handled. The story moves a mile-a-minute so we don’t dwell in one location too long but every place we visit provides each scene with a distinct atmosphere. This is an extremely expressive comic where the characters have a new look almost every panel. The faces have a lot of detail so we can easily tell what emotion they are feeling. The equipment shown here like Jacky’s jetpack has that old technology look and it fits the time perfectly. The action scenes here flow well and aside from one specific moment never get too bad.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like fun stories starring kids with independence that take place in the blimp-era(I don’t know what year this is) this is for you.

“What would this comic’s film rating be?”

PG-13. One scene gets a bit nasty.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Golly gee, mister, that’s a pretty nifty toy!”

 

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jawiin/jupiter-jet/description

***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 22

Violent Pages: 8, for 36% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic

 

**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**

 

Violence Level – 2

“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”

“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”

“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”

“This was a tournament arc.”

“All my life I had to fight.”

 

Gore Level – 1

“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”

“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”

“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”

“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”

“This is a slaughterhouse.”

 

Death Level – 2

“And everybody lived happily ever after.”

“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”

“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”

“Yeah this was a tragedy.”

“Think Gettysburg.”